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JOHN DARBY 

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Marblehead, Mass., 

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HIS DESCENDANTS. 



FIVE GENERATIONS. 



BY 

SAMUEL CARROLL DERBY. 

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 



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THE DERBY FAMILY. 

Contributed by Samuel C. Derby, Ohio State University Columbus, O. 

The following brief account of John Darby of Marblehead, Mass., and of 
the first four generations of his descendants is published, in this meagre 
form, first, to preserve concerning this family, genealogical facts that have 
cost much time and labor to collect; second, to induce all who are inter- 
ested, to aid in correcting its errors and to contribute additional facts. 

I have some material with regard to nearly all the persons mentioned in 
this list. It is my wish and hope to publish within a reasonable time a 
fuller account of this family down, perhaps, to the eighth generation, in 
America. Who the emigrant ancestor was, and what his connection with 
English forbears, are questions still to be answered. 

Those who can detect and correct errors in the data which follow, or 
supply further information, are earnestly requested to do so without delay. 

1. JoHN^ Darby, fisherman, resided at Marblehead, Mass. 
His parentage, place and date of birth, place and date of mar- 
riage, and of death are unknown. The earliest known mention 
of him occurs in Coffin's Copy of Essex Co. (Mass.) Court Rec- 
ords, Vol. II, p. 300. He is named there as a creditor of John 
Clay, a Marblehead fisherman who had been slain by the Indians. 
The amount of the debt was £3; the date of entry in Coffin is 
Nov. 8, 1677. 

His wife's name was Alice . Her parentage, date of 

birth and of death are not known. The inventory of John 
Darby's estate, bearing date of June 17, 1690, is found in Coffin's 
Copy of Essex Co. Court Records, Vol. Ill, p. 419 

July 2, 1690, John Darby's widow m. John^ Woodbury, of 
Beverly, son of John^ and Elizabeth Woodbury, and grandson of 
John^ and Agnes Woodbury, emigrants. John^ Woodbury was 
bapt. First Ch., Salem, Mass., Oct. 24, THl] d. North Beverly, 
Jan. 2, 1716. 

John Darby, March 15, 1683, bought of the selectmen of Mar- 
blehead a lot of land in that town for 20s. This lot was sold, 
Oct. 26, 1713, to Ebenezer Ingalls, of Marblehead, cooper, for 
£15. (Essex Co. Deeds, V. 27, p. 77.) Benjamin Darby's name 
does not appear in this deed. His tax in Beverly was abated 
Nov. 22, 1708. 

JoHN^ and Alice Darby had children: 

i. Alice, b. Oct. 22. 1679; d. Apr. 23, 1758; (pub.) Sept. 21, 1700, 
to Jonathan^ Piper, of Ipswich, Mass. 

2. ii. JoHN^ b. Oct. 8, 1681; d. Mav 7, 1753, at Concord, Mass. 

iii. Mary2, b. Sept. 29, 1683; d. before 1723 (?);m., March 2, 1704, 
Jeremiah, son of Joseph and Eliza Hebberd (Hubbard), of 
Beverlv, Mass. 

3. iv. JosEPH^'bapt. Oct. 18, 1685; d. ; m. 

Sarah . Last notice of him, Oct. 26, 1713, then a 

"coaster," of Gloucester, Mass. 

4. v. Benjamin^, bapt. Oct. 16, 1687; d. before Oct. 26, 1713 (?) 

unm. (?). 



Derby Family. 



The children of John and Alice (Darby) Woodbury were: 

i. Patience*, b. May 18, 1691; d. unm., Oct., 1742; an insane 
person. 

ii. JoHN\ b. Feb. 6, 1693; d. , was alive in 1721; (wife 

Lvdia;) then of Lvnn, Mass. 
iii. Daniel\ b. Jan. 27, 1695; d. 1741 (?); was of Rowley, 1726. 
iv. Richard*, b. Julv 6, 1696; d. a weaver, was of Rowlev, 1722. 

V. Humphrey*, b. Julv 3, 1698; d. . 

vi. Joanna*, b. Nov. 16, 1699; m. March 28, 1734, Eldad Cheney, 

of Bradford (?) Mass. 
vii. Ebenezer*, b. Nov. 9, 1701; was of Salem, 1741 (?). 
('i)viii. Samuel*, b. ; was alive, 1726. 

After her husband's death, Alice (Darby) Woodbury resided in Byfield, 
and June 4, 1735 (?) was of Rowlev, Mass. She may have been a native 
of the north part of the county of Essex, Mass. 

2. John- Darby (Jolin^) m. Deborah'* daughter of John^ 
{Lof, Roger^) and Beth'iah (Mansfield) Conant, b. Beverly, Mass., 
Feb. 20,^1688; d. Concord, Mass., Apr. 13, 1763. Children: 

Tohn3, b. Dec. 27, 1704; d. Apr., 1762 (?\ at Concord, Mass. 

Andrew^, b. Jan. 26, 1707; d. March 22, 1783, Westminster, 
Mass. 

Mary3, b. March 12, 1711; d. March 18, 1712. 

Ebenezer^, b. Nov. 23, 1712, d. , at York, Me. (?). 

Deborah*, b. Apr. 8, 1714; m. July 24, 1739, John Wheeler, of 

Concord, Mass., son of Joseph and Sarah ( ) Wheeler, 

b. Mav 25, 1707; d. Julv 25, 1769. Nine or more children. 

Benjam'in^ b. Nov. 28, 1715; d. before 1757 (?). 

JosEPH^ b. June 10, 1718; d. Oct.. 1793, Concord, Mass. 

Mary3, b. June 12, 1720; d. before 1757; m. Josiah (?) Heywood. 

Robert^ bapt. Ipswich Hamlet (Hamilton, Mass.), Aug. 11, 
1723; d. Oct. 15, 1804, Concord, Mass. 

5. John' Darby {John-, Jolin^) m. (1) May 16, 1728, Rebecca, 
dau. of Capt. Thomas and Esther (Edwards) Tarbox, of Wenham, 
Mass.; m. (2) Susanna (Jones?). (Rebecca) died about 1733, 
1734(?). 

Children by Rebecca: 

i. loHN*, b. Ipswich Hamlet, Mav 23, 1729; d. Concord, Mass., 
Apr. 30, 1732. 

11. ii. Thomas*, b. Jan. 17, 1731; killed at White Plains, N. Y., 

Oct. 2S, 1770. 

Children by Susanna : 
iii. John*, b. Apr. 11. 1735; d. young (?). 

Rebecca*, b. Apr. 11, 1735; d. Jan. 12. 1818, Dummerstov n. 
Vt.; m. Jan. 13. 1757 (?\ Dea. Thomas Laughton (Lawton), 
of Rutland, Mass. He was b. 1731; d. Nov. 12, 1814, 
Dummerstown, Vt. 
V. Lucy*, b. Mar. 9, 1737. 

12. vi. John* b. Mav 4, 1739; m. Oct. 29 (?) 1766, Dinah Willard, of 

Harvard, Mass. (?); d. 1777 (1781)?. 
vii. Anne*, b. Oct. 18, 1741. 

viii. Elizabeth*, b. Jan. 25, 1743; m. Sept. 25, 1766, Simon Willard, 
of Harv^ard, Mass., m. (2) Phinehas Warner (?). 

13. ix. Nathaniel*, b. Aug. 2, 1746; d. . 

14. X. Elnathan*. b. May 5. 1755; m June 22, 1784, Lucy Chaffen, 

of Acton, Mass. 



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6. Andrew^ Darby (John\ John^), m. Apr. 2, 1728, Elizabeth 
Patch, dau. of , b. Aug. 7, 1711, d. , 1800. 

i. Elizabeth*, b. Ipswich Hamlet, Mar. 13, 1729; d. Nov. 13, 
1812; m. Feb. 25, 1752, Abner Holden, of Westminster, 
Mass. 
ii. Sarahs b. Ips\vich Hamlet, Jan., 1731; d. 5'oung. 
iii. Sarah, b. Concord, Mass., Mar. 14, 1733; m. Isaac Hubbard, 

of Concord, Mass. She d. . 

iv. Eunice*, b. Concord, Mass., Feb. 28, 1735; d. 1817; pub. Jan. 

9 1754, to John Brooks, of Westminster, Mass. 
V. Mary*, b. Concord, Mass., Feb. 28, 1735; d. Feb. 4, 1823; pub. 
Jan. 30, 1755, to Josiah Jackson, of Westminster, Mass. 

15. vi. Nathan*, b. Acton, Mass., Aug. 2, 1737; d. later than 1818. 

16. vii. Andrew*, b. Acton, Mass., Nov. 19, 1739; d. 1806. 

17. viii. John*, b. Acton, Mass., July 4, 1742; d. Mar. 25, 1818. 

ix. Ruth, b. Acton, Mass., Aug. 20, 1745; d. before Jan. 21, 1779; 
unm. (?) 

7. Ebenezer^ Darby (John-, John^) m. 1732, Eunice, dau. of ^ v C / 
Capt. Thomas and B^hiah (Maftsfi^) Tarbox^^pf WenhamJjUMCLQciu 
Mass., b. June 10, 1717; d. Concord; Mass., Sept. 18, 1807. 

18. i. Amos*, b. Concord, Mass., Dec. 30, 1732; d. Fitchburg, Mass., 

, 1784 (?). 

ii. Samuel*, b. Concord, Mass.. Nov. 22, 1735; d. June 15, 1737. 

19. iii. Samuel*, b. Concord, Mass., Nov. 11, 1737; d. Jan., 1807, 

York, Me. 
iv. Experience*, b. Concord, Mass., Dec. 12, 1739; d. unm., 

Feb. 4, 1808. 
V. Ely*, b. Concord, Mass., Jan. 20, 1741; d. Feb. 3, 1741. 
vi. Reuben*, b. Concord. Mass., Feb. 20, 1743; d. young (?). 

20. vii. Silas*, b. Concord, Mass., April 20, 1745; d. Kittery, Me., 1781. 
viii. Eunice*, b. Concord, Mass., June 17. 1747; d. Jan. 10, 1793; 

m. Julv 28, 1789, Joseph Dudley, of Concord (?). 

21. ix. Tarbox*^ b. Concord, Mass., Sept. 9, 1749, d. . 

22. X. Thomas, b. Wenham, Mass., Feb. 22, 1753; d. . 

8. Benjamin^ Darby {John^, John^) m. Sarah who d. 

at Concord, July 6, 1747. No children. He d. before 1757. 

9. Joseph^ Darby {John^, John^) m. Jan. 14, 1745, Silence, 
dau. of Samuel and Prudence (Temple) Hubbard, b. Concord, 
Nov. 17, 1721 (5?), d. March 29, 1806. Children, b. at Concord, 

Mass.: 

i. Lois*, b. Oct. 16, 1746; d. May 19, 1816; m. June 8, 1769, 
Peter Temple, of Concord, b. 1738; d. Jan. 28, 1820. They 
had 15 children and resided at Concord, Mass. 

23. ii. Joseph*, b. March 24, 1748; d. Feb. 16, (21?), 1825. 

iii. Mary*, b. June 24, 1751; d. March 10, 1833 ;"m. Ephraim. son 
of Samuel and Miriam (Morse) Ward, b. Newton, Mass., 
May 6, 1750; d. July 10, 1817; Madison, Me. They had 
nine children and resided at Madison, Me. 

iv. Sarah*, b. April 10, 1754; d. Feb. 10, (?) 1837; m. 1780 (?), 
Jonathan, son of John Chaffen, Acton, Mass., b. Oct. 12, 
^ 1754; d. June 6, 1790. Six children. 

24. V. Samuel*, b. Sept. 8, 1757; d. Dubhn, N. H., March 13, 1839. 



4 Derby Family. 

25. vi. NATHAN^ b. May 8, 1760; d. Sept., 1778, in army (?). 

vii. Lucy*, b. Oct. 16, 1762; d. Sept. 16, 1817; m. Sept. 2, 1788, 

Francis, son of William and Martha ( ) Barker, of 

Concord, Mass., b. June 24, 1759; d. Oct. 4, 1828, Marlboro, 
N. H.; a Revolutionary soldier. Six children. Resided at 
Marlboro, N. H. 

viii. Betsey*, b. Oct. 6, 1765; d. Jan. 4, 1843; m. 1788 (?), David 
Whitney, of Bolton, Mass. Eight children. 

26. ix. Peter*, b. June 2, 1768; d. Sept. 3, 1843, Reading, Vt. 

10. Robert'' Darby {Johtt^, John^) m. (1), March 17, 1757, 

Hannah, dau. of Henry and Sarah ( ) Farrar, b. Feb. 24, 

1736-7; d. Jan. IS, 1763; m. (2) Nov. 16, 1763, Hannah, dau. of 
Joseph (?) and Abigail (?) Heywood, b. Aug. 8, 1730; d. Oct. 27, 
1810. No children. His second wife may have been dau. of 
Josiah and Lydia Heywood, Concord, Mass. 

11. Thomas* Darby {John^ John\ John^) m. 1762(?) 

Lucy, dau. of Daniel and Phebe (Locke) Brewer, b. Acton (?) 
Mass., 1742; d. Hancock, N. H., Aug. 10, 1834. Children b. 
Acton, Mass.: 

i. Lucy5, b. Dec. 3, 1762; d. Aug. 10, 1834 (?);m. Nov. 27, 1778, 

Major John Gibson, b. March 7, 1762, Groton, (?) Mass.; 

d. 1847. Eight children. See Hist., Hancock, N. H., p. 601. 
ii. Rebecca=, b. Oct. 30, 1764 ('); d. ; m. May 28, 1788, 

John Pratt, of Fitchburg, Mass. Ten children, res. Fitchburg. 
iii. PHEBE^ b. June 11, 1767; d. , Dalton (?), N. H.; m. 

1792, Capt. Jonathan Rolfe, of Ashby, Mass. Nine children, 
iv. Mary', b. June 27, 1773; d. ; m. Deacon Moses Greeley, 

of Hudson, N. H. Nine children. 

12. John* Darby {John^, John^, John^) m. Oct. 29, 1766, 
Dinah Willard, of Harvard, Mass: Children? Much doubt 
envelopes this person who seems to have resided in Harvard 
during his later years and may belong to Daby family. 

13. Nathaniel Darby (John^, John^, John^). Nothing 
except date of birth known of him. 

14. Elnathan Darby {John^, John?, John^) m. June 22, 
1784, Lucy Chaflfen, of Acton. Some doubt as to this person also. 
He was a resident of Harvard in 1789; may have been member 
of Daby family of Harvard and Leominster, Mass. 

15. Nathan* Darby (Andrew^, John^, John^) m., March 30, 
1762, Abigail, dau. of Jonas and Abigail (Comee) Pierce of 
Lexington, Mass. She d. Jan. 1, 1818. Children b. Westminster, 
Mass.: 

27. i. JoNAS^b. March 22, 1763. Rev. soldier (?). 

ii. Abigail*, b. Nov. 26, 1764; d. young (?). 
iii. Ruth-', b. Oct. 30, 1766; d. Nov. 20, 1766. 
iv. Annis^ b. Dec. 9, 1768; d. young (?). 

V. Lucy*, b. May 9, 1770; d. Nov. 15, 1800; m. Paul Bailey, res. 
Sterling, Mass. Five children. 



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EzRA^, b. June 24, 1772; d. young. 

Rhoda*, b. Jan. 5, 1774; m. Jarvis Pierce; res. Westminster, 

Mass. 
EzRA^ b. Jan. 24, 1776; d. Apr. 2, 1823. 
Joel*, b. June 19, 1778; d. Jan. 17, 1860. 
Abraham^, b. Aug. 30, 1780; said to have rem. to Vt. 
PoLLY«, b. Oct. 12, 1782; m. (1) Asa Nichols; m. (2) Samuel 

Clark; res., Westminster and Gardner, Mass. Five children. 

She d. Aug. 14, 1871. 

32. xii. Levi«, b. March 17, 1786; d. Sept. 11, 1873. 

16. Andrew Darby {Andrew^, John^, John^) m. Dec. 20, 1763, 
Elizabeth, dau. of Stephen and Abigail (Fiske) Sawin, b. Worces- 
ter, Mass., 1748; d. Feb. 3, 1845; She m. (2) (?) Nathaniel (?) 
Woodard. Children b. in Westminster: 

33. i. Abijah«, b. Apr. 17, 1765; d. Julv 23, 1857, Temple, Me. 

34. ii. Isaacs, b. Dec, 24, 1766; d. Nov. 14, 1859, Lancaster, N. H. 

35. iii. AsAPH^ b. June 17, 1769; d. unm., Nov. 25, 1797. 
iv. MosES^ b. Mav 9, 1772; d. May 10, 1772. 

36. V. Aaron^ b. Mav 9, 1772; d. May 9, 1870. 
vi. Marys, b. March 5, 1775; d. Sept. 14, 1777. 

. vii. PoLLY«, b. Dec. 4, 1778; d. 1785. 

37. viii. MosES^ b. Apr. 3, 1782; d. 1805, unm. (?). 

ix. ELIZABETH^ b. Feb. 8, 1787; d. Feb. 10, 1787. 

17. John* Darby {Andrew^, John^, John>), m. May 1, 1766, 
Hannah, dau. of Joseph Garey (Gerry), Lancaster, Mass. She 
d. before 1796. Children b. in Westminster, Mass. 

38. i. William*, b. Mar. 27, 1768; d. unm. Sept. 25, 1797. 

ii. RuTH^ b. Mar. 14, 1770; m. (1) Ezra Calef ; m. (2) (?) Ezekiel 

Kendall; she d. Dec. 21, 1846 (?). 
JoHN«, b. June 28, 1772; d. Feb. 11, 1827. 
Joseph^, b. Jan. 3, 1775; d. Sept. 21, 1822. 
Abel«, b. Dec. 20, 1777; d. young (?>. 
Hannah*, b. Nov. 17, 1781; d. Aug. 12, 1861; m. Wm., son of 

Zaccheus and EHzabeth (Lyon) Bemis, b. Westminster 

Jan. 11, 1777; d. ; 11 "children, r^m,. tQ_ Marlboro 

N. H. See Hist, of Marlboro, N. H. 

42. vii. Andrew*, b. July 15, 1785; d. . 

18. Amos* Darby {Ebenezer^, John^, John^) m. Helen, 

dau. of John and Mehitable ( ) Hosmer, b. Concord, Mass., 

Jan. 12, 1733, and was alive, Mar. 5, 1799. Their children, b. at 
Concord, Mass.: 

43. i. Samuel*, b. Jan. 30, 1759; d. . 

44. ii. Aaron*, b. Nov. 20, 1761 ; d. Feb. 26, 1848. 

iii. Helen*, b. Feb. 4, 1765 ; d. Aug. 8, 1837 ; pub. Sept. 20, 1 785, to 
John (Joseph?) Fenno, b. 1762, at Westminster, Mass.; d. 
Apr. 17, 1822, at Fitchburg, Mass. 10 children. 

iv. Polly*, b. Apr. 18, 1769; d. May 3, 1860; pub. Apr. 14, 1798, to 
John Scott, of Fitchburg, b. Oct. 12, 1768; d. Sept. 15, 1838, 
son of Edward Scott. Two children, Abel, Polly, 
v. Betty*, b. Oct., 1771; d. 1831 (?); m. June 2, 1800, Joshua 
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19. Maj. Samuel* Darby (Ebenezer^, John^, John^) m. March 

18, 1767, Mary, dau. of Consider and Susanna ( ) Soper, of 

Concord, Mass., b. Jan. 17, 1739; d. Dec. 1, 1S08. Children b. 
at York, Me. ; 

45. i. Samuel^, b. Dec. 29, 1767; d. unm. Jan. 1787. 
ii. Mary«, b. Nov. 10, 1769; d. Sept. 1, 1781. 

46. iii. REUBEN^ b. Oct. 29, 1771; d. Aug. 16, 1808. 

47. iv. Consider Soper, b. Jan. 13, 1774; d. Dec. IS, 1804. 

20. Silas Darby {Ebenezer^, John^, John^) m. 1771 (?) Sarah, 
dau. of Gustavus and Mary (Milburg) Norwood, b. Oct., 1751; d. 
Nov 12, 1836, at Belfast, Me. Children b. at Kittery Point, Me.: 

48. i. i\.-\THANiEL*, b. Apr. 3, 1772; d. 1804 (?). 

49. ii. AxDREW«. b. Jan. 5, 1775; d. unm., Oct. 7, 1838. 

50. iii. RuFLs^ b. Apr. 22, 1778; d. Dec. 29, 1859. 

iv. Mary, b. Jan. 6, 1781; d. , 1866; m. (1) Henry Donnell, 

York, Me., sea captain; m. (2) Dec, 1811, John Sayward, of 
Alfred, Me., no children. 

21. Tarbox'' Darby (Ebenezer^, John^, John^) m. 1770 (?) 
Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and Mary ( ) Wright, of Wil- 
mington, Mass. Children b. at Hollis, N. H.: 

51. i. Samuel*, b. Aug. 23, 1771; d. Feb. 9, 1841, Dublin, N. H. 

22. Thomas* Darby (Ebenezer^, John^, John^) m. May 10, 
1778, Edith, dau. of Thomas and Edith (Patch) Sands, of Ipswich 
Hamlet (Hamilton, Mass.) Children: 

i. ABIGAIL^ b. Jan. 19, 1779; d. Mar. 20, 1857; m. 1795 (?) John 
Pousland 2d, of Beverly, Mass. 11 children. 

23. Joseph* Darby {Josehp^, John^, John^) m. 1777, 

Rebecca, dau. of Benjamin and Rebecca (Flagg) Clark, of 
Concord, Mass., b. Jan. 1, 1751; d. Feb. 15, 1825. Children b. at 
Concord, Mass.: 

i. Rebecca*, b. Oct. 26, 1778; d. ; m. Jan. 27, 1811, 

Joshua, son of Samuel and Elizabeth ( ) Brown, b. 

Concord, Mass., June 25, 1787; d. . Four children. 

ii. Sally*, b. Aug. 29, 1780; d. Plymouth, N. H.; m. March 2, 

1830, Israel Putnam Brown. No children, 
iii. Polly*, b. Julv 15, 1782; d. Oct. 11, 1783. 
iv. Polly*, b. Oct. 24, 1784; d. Mar. 26, 1794. 

52. V. Joseph*, b. Jan. 27, 1788; d. Apr. 21, 1874. 

24. Samuel* Darby {Joseph^, John^, John}) m. Jan. 6, 1785, 

Hannah, dau. of James and Minot, b. New 

Haven, Conn., Feb. 9, 1767; d. Dublin, N. H., Sept. 11, 1857. 
Children: 

i. Betsey*, b. Concord, Mass., Nov. 6, 1785; d. Lincoln, Mass., 

Aug. 14, 1804, unm. 
ii. Sally*, b. Lincoln, Mass., July 26, 1787; d. Roxbury, Mass.; 

m. May 20, 1820, Lemuel Bradley, 
iii. Hannah"*, b. Lincoln, Apr. 26, 1789; d. W. Roxbury, Mass.; 

m. Apr. 26, 1814, George Morse, who d. later than 1871. 
iv. Samuel*, b. Lincoln, July 16, 1790; d. Springfield, Vt., 1873. 



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James=, b. July 26, 1792; d. Aug. 3, 1792. 

Rebecca, b. July 15, 1794; d. Dec. 7, 1853; m. Nov. 20, 1819, 

Martin Morse, Roxburv, Mass. 
JAMES^ b. July 5, 179G; d. Jan. 16, 1867; Nelson, N. H. 
Mary^ b. Apr. 5, 1798; d. before 1812, at Littleton (?) Mass. 
AsENATH^, b. Julv 18, 1799; d. Jan. 17, 1815, at Roxburv, Mass. 
MARINDA^ b. July 20, 1801; d. May 14, 1824; m. Asa Hunt. 
Nathan«, b. 15, 1803; d. '1882, Taunton, Mass.; m. 

Elizabeth Shane. 
Harriet^, b. Lincoln, Oct. 10, 1804; d. Oct. 15, 1805. 
MiNOT=, b. Littleton, Mass., Mar. 16, 1S06; d. Mar. 15, 1854, 

at N. Chelsea, Mass. 
SHERMAN'', b. Littleton, Mass., Julv 4, 1808; d. W. Harrisville, 

N. H., July 6, 1880. 
Gilbert*, b. Littleton, Mass., Feb. 14, 1810; d. Nelson, N. H., 

Feb. 8, 1821. 

25. Nathan* Darby (Joseph^, John-, John^) d. in army (?) 
unm. (?). The tradition is that he d. in autumn of 1778, in Cont. 
Army, of yellow fever. He is reported at Fishkill, June, 18, 1878. 
Residence, Acton, Mass. 

26. Peter* Darby {Joseph^, John^ John}) m. Nov. 12, 1795, 
Betsey, dau. of Simeon and Elizabeth (Pike) Gould, of New 
Ipswich, N. H., b. Jan. 15, 1768, d. Feb. 5, 1847, at Reading, Vt. 
Children b. at Reading, Vt.: 

i. MIRANDA^ b. Oct. 8, 1796; d. Apr. 30, 1877; m. Nov. 4, 1819, 
John Watkins, resided Reading, Vt. He d. June 30, 1845. 
Five children. 

58. ii. Urban^ b. Sept. 5, 1798; d. March 23, 1813. 
iii. Lauras, b. Sept. 13, 1800; d. Sept. 2, 1811. 

iv. SoPHRONiA*, b. Feb. 2, 1803; d. Sept. 1, "i^^Jiv 1883 (i9 ; m. 
Oct. 12, 1825, Solomon Keyes, who d. Sept. 19, 1872. 
Eight children. 

59. V. John Gould*, b. March 8, 1808; d. New York, Apr. 25, 1881; 

m. Oct. 29, 1838, Mary Nims Barnard, b. Sept. 14, 1817; 
d. . 1 child. 

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SAMUEL CARROLL DERBY, 

The Ohio State University, Columbu*. Ohio. 



